KHOIKHOI

Meaning of KHOIKHOI in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkȯi-ˌkȯi ]

noun

( plural Khoikhoi )

Date: 1791

1. : a member of any of a group of Khoisan-speaking pastoral peoples of southern Africa

2. : the group of Khoisan languages spoken by the Khoikhoi

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KHOIKHOI — noun (plural ~) Date: 1791 a member of any of a group of Khoisan-speaking pastoral peoples of southern Africa, the …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
KHOIKHOI — /koy"koy'/ , n. , pl. Khoikhois , ( esp. collectively ) Khoikhoi for 1. 1. a member of a pastoral …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
KHOIKHOI — n. indigenous group of people who was formerly nomadic and now lives in Namibia
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
KHOIKHOI — n. language spoken in Namibia and some regions of west South Africa
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KHOIKHOI — n. member of an indigenous people who were formerly nomadic and now inhabit Namibia
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KHOIKHOI — [ 'kɔɪkɔɪ ] (also Khoi-khoin -kɔɪn , Khoi ) ■ noun ( plural same) a member of a group of …
Concise Oxford English vocab
KHOIKHOI — [Khoi.khoi] n, pl Khoikhoi (1791): hottentot
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KHOIKHOI — Готтентоты
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
KHOIKHOI — n. Pronunciation: ' ko ̇ i- ˌ ko ̇ i Function: noun Inflected Form: plural Khoikhoi Date: 1791 1 : …
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SAN — noun Etymology: Khoikhoi Date: 1876 bushmen, bushman 2
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
QUAGGA — noun Etymology: obsolete Afrikaans (now kwagga), from Khoikhoi quácha Date: 1785 an extinct mammal ( Equus ~ ) of southern …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
KUDU — also koodoo noun (plural ~ or ~s; also koodoo or koodoos) Etymology: Afrikaans koedoe, from Khoikhoi ~-b, ~-s Date: 1777 …
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KHOISAN — noun Etymology: Khoikhoi + San Date: 1930 a group of African peoples speaking ~ languages, a family of African languages …
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KAROSS — noun Etymology: Afrikaans karos, from Khoikhoi karo-s, kro-s Date: circa 1731 a simple garment or rug of skins used especially …
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HOTTENTOT — noun Etymology: Afrikaans Date: 1677 Khoikhoi
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GNU — noun (plural ~ or ~s) Etymology: Khoikhoi t'~ Date: 1777 wildebeest
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CHACMA BABOON — noun Etymology: Khoikhoi Date: 1896 a large dusky baboon ( Papio ursinus ) of southern African savannas
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
KHOEKHOE — or Khoikhoi formerly Hottentot (pejorative) Group of peoples, speaking closely related Khoisan languages , who were among the first indigenous …
Английский словарь Британика
NAMA — /nah"mah, -meuh/ , n. , pl. Namas , ( esp. collectively ) Nama . for 1. 1. a member of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
KHOISAN — /koy"sahn/ , n. 1. a family of languages found chiefly in southern Africa and including the languages of the San …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HOTTENTOT — — Hottentotic , adj. /hot"n tot'/ , n. Khoikhoi. [ 1670-80; ]
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SAN — noun Etymology: Khoikhoi Date: 1876 1. plural in construction : bushmen 2. : bushman 2
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
QUAGGA — noun Etymology: obsolete Afrikaans (now kwagga ), from Khoikhoi quácha Date: 1785 : an extinct mammal ( Equus quagga ) …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
KHOISAN — [ 'kɔɪsα:n ] ■ noun 1》 [usu. treated as plural ] a collective term for the Khoikhoi and San peoples …
Concise Oxford English vocab
HOTTENTOT — [ 'hɒt(ə)ntɒt ] ■ noun & adjective offensive used to refer to Khoikhoi peoples. Origin Du., perh. a repetitive formula …
Concise Oxford English vocab
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Britannica English vocabulary
NAMIB — Portuguese Namibe, cool coastal desert along the Atlantic coast of southwestern Africa, extending 1,200 miles (1,900 km) from the city …
Britannica English vocabulary
GOGGA — / ˈxɒxə; ˈxɒxɒ; NAmE ˈxɑː-; ˈxɔːxɔː/ noun ( SAfrE , informal ) an insect •• WORD ORIGIN Afrikaans , from …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GNU — / nuː; NAmE ; njuː/ noun ( pl. gnu or gnus ) = wildebeest •• WORD ORIGIN late 18th cent.: …
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EINA — / ˈeɪnɑː; NAmE / exclamation ( SAfrE ) used to express sudden pain : Eina! That was sore! •• WORD …
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DAGGA — / ˈdæxə; NAmE / noun [ U ] ( SAfrE ) = marijuana : She was arrested for smoking dagga. …
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HEITSI-EIBIB — [African] Legendary hero of the Khoikhoi (Hottentots). He is the son of a cow and some miraculous grass, eaten by …
Encyclopedia Mythica English vocab

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